Create Your Own Light Rig

Yesterday Black Sheep Media House set out on our fourth shoot for Black Satellite‘s up and coming music video. We wanted to create a dynamic lighting set up that would play well with motion and add another dimension type look. While many professional lighting rigs would cost thousands of dollars, we set out on a trip to our local Lowes location and built a set up fairly cheap. Check out our process and some images from our shoot below.

The Completed Lighting Rig

Supplies Needed:

2 – 2×8’s 8′ feet long

24 – LED Tube Lights from Amazon 5,000K temperature

10 – 5 foot long – 1/2″ PVC Pipes

Roll of Gaff Tape

2 – 50′ Long old extension cord

3 – Cans of Black Gloss Spray Paint

1 – 5/8″ drill bit

Bag of 50 zip ties

Tools Needed:

Drill

Circular Saw

Utility Knife

Wire Stripper

Sharpie Marker

Lights break, be sure to order extra bulbs.

Step 1 – We cut our 2×8 plank into 8×8 inch square sections that will be used for the base of each light stand.